Parents and patrons initiate more than half of all book challenges in the U.S., compared to 1 percent from students, the American Library Association reported.

Race is one of the strongest predictors of how long a person waits in line to vote, research shows.

The Dongs are selling the home their family rented and eventually bought from Gus Thompson, a former slave, and his wife, Emma. The Dongs will donate the proceeds to Black students.

The tennis great and civil rights icon will be added to a list of women to be honored during Women’s History Month in March.

Brittney Gilliam sued the city of Aurora, Colorado, and police officials, alleging that officers searched them at gunpoint without probable cause or evidence of a crime.

Elizabeth Francis of Houston was born in 1909 and has lived through two pandemics, two World Wars, the dawn of the internet and so much more.

In a recent interview with the podcast "Drink Champs," Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, questioned the cause of George Floyd's death, falsely suggesting it was due to fentanyl use.

Recognizing the movement "will send a powerful message that peace is founded on equality, solidarity, and human rights," wrote a Norwegian lawmaker.

"Black culture is not really recognized or known in the sport of gymnastics, so it was really important to me to bring that into the light of gymnastics," Dennis said.

Zion Carr, then 8, was playing video games with Jefferson when former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean shot and killed her.

The Black student's case highlights racial disparity in the justice system, critics say.

Virginia State University will host the second debate of the 2024 presidential election.

“If I have served as an instrument for education, I’m happy," Gina Torres said. "There’s Cameron Diaz, there’s me and everything in between.”

At least 290 churches now hold their own Black history lessons to combat statewide attacks on race-inclusive education.

Martell is featured on two of Beyoncé's new album’s tracks: an intro titled “The Linda Martell Show” and a song called “Spaghetti,” which also features rising country music artist Shaboozey. 

Several members of the Little Rock Nine pushed back on the Arkansas Department of Education's treatment of the Advanced Placement course.

The review fo the fatal 2014 police shooting was kept secret because "we didn't want to create a circus," St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said.

The statement came after a judge ordered records in the proceedings released to show if "publicly elected officials are being honest."

As an EMT, Taylor would sometimes work 15-hour shifts. “Literally she goes out her way for everybody. She would go above and beyond.”

After Tommie Smith and John Carlos were expelled from the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City for raising their fists during the national anthem in solidarity with the Black Power movement, they...

The series illuminates how a wrongful conviction happened three decades ago and why they're still happening now.

In a recent interview with the podcast "Drink Champs," Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, questioned the cause of George Floyd's death, falsely suggesting it was due to fentanyl use.

The former NFL quarterback donated $100,000, saying that communities of color “are being disproportionately devastated by COVID-19 because of hundreds of years of structural racism.”

Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts sent letters to JPMorgan and four other major lenders asking for more details about the programs they rolled out after George Floyd’s murder.

The paper included a decade’s worth of data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention among Black women ages 25 to 44 across 30 states.

The 41-year-old star announced his son's death on his eponymous show Tuesday.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries would be in line to become speaker if Democrats take control.

When the Black Lives Matter mural was announced, the president called it a "symbol of hate."

Jacksonville Jaguars player Telvin Smith, who did not take the field during the anthem, said of the protest, "As a man, I've got to stand for something,"

The destruction during protests "was reminiscent of cross burnings,” said the Rev. Ianther Mills of historic Asbury United Methodist Church.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said the "landmark lawsuit" outlines years of excessive force and false arrests, most recently during racial justice protests last year.

At least 290 churches now hold their own Black history lessons to combat statewide attacks on race-inclusive education.

The paper included a decade’s worth of data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention among Black women ages 25 to 44 across 30 states.

The 32-year-old registered nurse is one of three Democrats from Illinois sworn in to the House on Thursday.

Brazil enslaved more people from Africa than any other country, and more than half the population self-identifies as Black or biracial, yet discrimination remains.

Asked whether there had been genuine threats to Meghan Markle’s life, the outgoing assistant commissioner of specialist operations at Scotland Yard said, “People have been prosecuted.”

The other three officers charged in connection to George Floyd's death had their trial set for August.

The new figure skating team at Howard University was built from the ground up by two students who fell in love with figure skating when they were little girls. They say they hope other HBCUs follow...

Meharry Medical College President James Hildreth has been advocating for advanced or pre-emptive screening in black neighborhoods for weeks.

Marking the U.N. International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery, Guterres said the past “laid the foundations for a violent discrimination system based on white supremacy.”

A Kentucky judge signed an order closing the case against Kenneth Walker over his shooting of a police officer during the deadly raid that killed Taylor.

A new poll indicates Americans are split on whether pro athletes should be required to stand during the national anthem, a move in their favor from a year ago.

"He was, and remains, unfit to serve as a police officer, in Cleveland — or anywhere else," Samaria Rice said in court documents.

Asked whether there had been genuine threats to Meghan Markle’s life, the outgoing assistant commissioner of specialist operations at Scotland Yard said, “People have been prosecuted.”

"They couldn't even provide a risk assessment," one of the anonymous grand jurors said in an interview on "CBS This Morning." "And it sounded like they hadn't done one."

Sgt. William Henry Johnson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2015.

"We are done ignoring the racism that has held our city and our region back,” Jones said in her victory speech.

Families of victims say the process is retraumatizing them and it is like reliving the past.

The two drugs — Leqembi and donanemab — are the first to offer real hope of slowing the fatal disease for the 6.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s.

The terms for Quantavious Eason’s probation were similar to those prosecutors would demand of an adult, including sections that demanded he submit to drug tests at a probation officer’s discretion,...

The Austin package bomb victims attended the same African-American church, but a Hispanic woman injured by a blast may not have been the intended target.

Some churches in Florida are now offering Black history lessons as part of their services to push back against the state's new controversial school standards. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson speaks to...

The historian was the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Brown's history with slavery has been known for years, but students now say it's time for the university to do more to address it.

"This legislation marks a substantial step toward dismantling the systemic racism that plagues our communities, our state and our nation ... ,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.

Advocates say the alert system is the first step in addressing the crisis of missing Black children.

“There is no peace,” said a close friend of one of the shooting victims.

Asked if he believes government agencies conspired to assassinate Malcolm X, attorney Ben Crump said, “That is what we are alleging, yes. They infiltrated many civil rights organizations.”

"It's dangerous in America when you're living in a black body," Jordan said